He's the leader of Congress. He's one of the Presidents main advisors. Figurehead or no his word alone holds an incredibly amount of sway. Are the current Government the ones who want to push down taxes? How much is Cheney getting payed to be "little more than a figurehead"?
The guy left the line before he started following the shot according to the eyewitness account.
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